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Baked, Brewed, Beautiful

Chai Tea Cupcakes With Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

on 05/11/21

Total Time40 minsYields16 ServingsDifficultyBeginner

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coffee and chai tea cupcakes
Cupcakes
 ½ cup softened butter
 ½ cup brown sugar
 ½ cup white sugar
 2 eggs
 1 tsp vanilla extract
 ½ cup whole milk
 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 tsp cardamom
 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
 1 tsp ginger
 ¼ tsp allspice
 ⅛ tsp ground cloves
 ⅛ tsp nutmeg
 ¼ tsp salt
 ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
 ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt
Chocolate Frosting
 ¾ cup softened butter
 ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
 ¼ cup whole milk
 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
 ¼ tsp instant coffee
Cupcakes
1

Grab the FREE grocery store checklist for this chai tea cupcake recipe along with a cute chai tea recipe card! Find it above in the full recipe post.

2

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 1 1/2 muffin tins with 16 cupcake liners (for 16 cupcakes) and set aside.

3

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, closes, nutmeg, black pepper, and salt, and set aside.

4

In a medium bowl, cream the butter, the sugars, and the vanilla until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5

Alternatively add the flour mixture and the milk to the butter/sugar mixture. Beat well after each addition. After all of the flour and milk has been added, fold in the sour cream (do this delicately).

6

Pour the cupcake batter into the prepared muffin tins with liners filling each up about 2/3 of the way full. Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
7

While the cupcakes are baking, make the frosting by creaming the cocoa powder and the butter in a bowl. Add the powdered sugar and the milk alternatively to the cocoa/butter mixture. After all of the milk and powdered sugar has been added, mix in the vanilla and the espresso powder. Add more milk 1 tbsp at a time if the frosting is too dry.

8

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Ingredients

Cupcakes
 ½ cup softened butter
 ½ cup brown sugar
 ½ cup white sugar
 2 eggs
 1 tsp vanilla extract
 ½ cup whole milk
 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 tsp cardamom
 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
 1 tsp ginger
 ¼ tsp allspice
 ⅛ tsp ground cloves
 ⅛ tsp nutmeg
 ¼ tsp salt
 ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
 ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt
Chocolate Frosting
 ¾ cup softened butter
 ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
 ¼ cup whole milk
 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
 ¼ tsp instant coffee

Directions

Cupcakes
1

Grab the FREE grocery store checklist for this chai tea cupcake recipe along with a cute chai tea recipe card! Find it above in the full recipe post.

2

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 1 1/2 muffin tins with 16 cupcake liners (for 16 cupcakes) and set aside.

3

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, closes, nutmeg, black pepper, and salt, and set aside.

4

In a medium bowl, cream the butter, the sugars, and the vanilla until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5

Alternatively add the flour mixture and the milk to the butter/sugar mixture. Beat well after each addition. After all of the flour and milk has been added, fold in the sour cream (do this delicately).

6

Pour the cupcake batter into the prepared muffin tins with liners filling each up about 2/3 of the way full. Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
7

While the cupcakes are baking, make the frosting by creaming the cocoa powder and the butter in a bowl. Add the powdered sugar and the milk alternatively to the cocoa/butter mixture. After all of the milk and powdered sugar has been added, mix in the vanilla and the espresso powder. Add more milk 1 tbsp at a time if the frosting is too dry.

8

DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? Leave us a rating!
Tag @bakedbrewedbeautiful on Instagram and hashtag it #bakedbrewedbeautiful.

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